One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.
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Night is the mother of Councels.
Night is the mother of Councels.
All came from, and will goe to others.
All came from, and will goe to others.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.
It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Never without a shilling in my purse.
Never without a shilling in my purse.
At Length the Fox turnes Monk.
At Length the Fox turnes Monk.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
